[164.02] The Search for Neutrinos from Gamma-Ray Bursts with AMANDA

K. Kuehn (U of California, Irvine), AMANDA Collaboration

The Antarctic Muon and Neutrino Detector Array (AMANDA) is a
neutrino telescope consisting of hundreds of photomultiplier
tubes housed in optical modules more than a kilometer below
the surface of the ice at the South Pole. Since 1997, AMANDA
has been searching for the Cherenkov light induced by
cosmic-ray neutrinos traveling through the earth; during its
period of observation, AMANDA has sought to detect both
diffuse and point sources of neutrino emission. We report
here the results of AMANDA's search for gamma-ray bursts
(GRBs) that have been localized via photon observations by
various satellite- and ground-based telescopes. AMANDA's
enormous collecting area and multi-year baseline, coupled
with a nearly background-free search, result in the most
comprehensive test for GRB neutrino emission to date. The
impact of AMANDA's observations on theoretical models of GRB
neutrino production are discussed, and the outlook for the
next decade of neutrino astronomy is also briefly addressed.

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